Mary’s royal cherry trifle
Mary Berry whips up a creamy, fruity pudding studded with almond amaretti biscuits and smothered in kirsch and custard
Difficulty and servings
Serves 8
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 35 mins
Cook 30 mins
plus chilling
- First, make the custard. Tip the caster sugar, cornflour and vanilla into a mixing bowl and add the eggs and egg yolk. Whisk with a hand whisk until smooth and blended.
- Pour the milk and double cream into a pan and heat gently until hot, but do not boil. Pour this over the egg mixture and immediately whisk until blended. Wash the pan to remove any scum from the milk and pour the custard back into the clean pan. Heat gently, stirring constantly until thickened. Don't panic if the custard starts to look lumpy as it thickens, just continue to heat and whisk until the custard is thick and smooth. Pour into a jug and cover the surface of the custard with cling film to prevent a skin from forming. Set aside to cool.
- Tip the stoned cherries into a pan with half the jam or conserve and cook over a medium heat for 5-10 mins until softened and saucy. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
- Spread half the slices of Madeira cake generously with the remaining cherry jam. Sandwich with the remaining cake slices, then cut in half. Pour the kirsch or brandy into a shallow bowl, dip each sponge sandwich into the liqueur, then arrange in the base of the trifle dish (you will need a shallow, straight-sided, 20cm round glass dish about 5cm deep). Line the edges of the dish first to create a stripy effect, then fill in the centre with the remaining sandwiches, pouring over any remaining liquid.
- Spoon over the cherries and any juice from the pan, then scatter over the broken biscuits. Pour over the cooled custard, then spread whipped cream over the top. Decorate with fresh whole cherries and chill for a few hours, or make it a day ahead and chill for up to 24 hours before serving.
PER SERVING
886 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 94g, fat 50 g, saturated fat 29g, fibre 1g, sugar 75g, salt 0.9 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2012.
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Ingredients
- 450g cherries , reserve a few lovely cherries for the top and stone the rest
- 340g jar cherry jam or conserve
- 450g Madeira cakes , cut int 1cm-thick slices
- 100ml kirsch or cherry brandy
- 10 ratafia biscuits or 5 amaretti biscuits, broken
- 300ml double cream , whipped lightly
FOR THE CUSTARD
- 50g caster sugar
- 50g cornflour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs , plus 1 egg yolk
- 300ml milk
- 300ml whipping cream
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 8
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 35 mins
Cook 30 mins
plus chillingIngredients
- 450g cherries , reserve a few lovely cherries for the top and stone the rest
- 340g jar cherry jam or conserve
- 450g Madeira cakes , cut int 1cm-thick slices
- 100ml kirsch or cherry brandy
- 10 ratafia biscuits or 5 amaretti biscuits, broken
- 300ml double cream , whipped lightly
FOR THE CUSTARD
- 50g caster sugar
- 50g cornflour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs , plus 1 egg yolk
- 300ml milk
- 300ml whipping cream
PER SERVING
886 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 94g, fat 50 g, saturated fat 29g, fibre 1g, sugar 75g, salt 0.9 g
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